Fascinated by Languages
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (746 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1588114082 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 163 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Christopher Culver said Interesting memoirs on a life spent grappling with translation difficulties (namely Biblical), but needed editing. Eugene A. Nida had a productive career as a consultant for missionary teams translating the Bible into the languages of the world. However, he also had a PhD in linguistics and considered himself mainly a linguist. Plus, the insights he gained about how . "Breaking bread from house to house." according to Eric Chaffee. Bible translator Rev Eugene Nida taught many native students of the Bible around the world to translate scripture into their own language. He developed a pedagogic system to do this, which is also detailed in a bio by Philip Stine, as well as in this aut
In this unique account of 60 years of Bible translation, Eugene Nida sets out his journey with a personal touch. Nida (1914) went to UCLA (Phi Beta Kappa, 1936) and the University of Southern California (Helenistic Greek, 1939). On the way, he reveals the importance of a solid knowledge of Greek and Hebrew as well as of the historical settings in which the Bible was created, in order to render effective translations. Through his story we get to know Nida's views on translations through the ages, in different cultures and narrative traditions, right through to the 21st Century.This book is in the first place a study in anthropological linguistics that tells the rich history of Bible translation, the Bible Societies, translator training, and cultural translatio